Prepping for emergencies?

[Josh]

good grief

The simple life sure is a lot of hard work.

Not necessarily. Just becoming one of JohnHurt's neighbours.

[RZehr]

For some reason Psalms 20:7 came to mind.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Let’s remember that in all our prepping, which I’m for within reason, that ultimately God is in control.
The typical prepper is primarily, or perhaps only, looking out for himself. We know that whatever we have must be shared and not hoarded, and not defended. And if we share, we know that we may ultimately share in the pain of our neighbors.
We aren’t granted a pause in our biblical responsibility in the face of societal need.

[Ken]

For some reason Psalms 20:7 came to mind.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Let’s remember that in all our prepping, which I’m for within reason, that ultimately God is in control.
The typical prepper is primarily, or perhaps only, looking out for himself. We know that whatever we have must be shared and not hoarded, and not defended. And if we share, we know that we may ultimately share in the pain of our neighbors.
We aren’t granted a pause in our biblical responsibility in the face of societal need.

I don't do any of the hard-core stuff mentioned by Hurt. But we have a big house with lots of storage and so I have been doing more bulk buying and storing of staples, as well as food preservation and canning. What I have found is that it does tend to lead to cheaper and healthier eating as we do less processed foods and take-out. Once you develop recipes and techniques for cooking things like brown rice and black beans and get into the habit it is a pretty cheap, simple, and healthy way to eat.

More recently I have discovered we have a restaurant supply store near our house that I didn't even know existed. Lots of cheap bulk foods there that save money, even more than Costco.

[Bootstrap]

With two bags of Basmati rice and a lot of beans, we can eat for a good long time. Add a large bag of oatmeal, flour, sugar, salt, and lots of dried fruit. None of that is hard or expensive.

We also have 3 raised beds for vegetables and an herb garden. Lasagna gardening makes it easier.

There are good alternatives to toilet paper, as many women learned post-partum, and some of us learned in other countries. But it's also easy to stockpile toilet paper.

[ken_sylvania]

But it's also easy to stockpile toilet paper.

It used to be easier than it is now....

[Bootstrap]

But it's also easy to stockpile toilet paper.

It used to be easier than it is now....

Down here, it's easy to get 30 rolls at a time from Costco.

[ken_sylvania]

But it's also easy to stockpile toilet paper.

It used to be easier than it is now....

Down here, it's easy to get 30 rolls at a time from Costco.

OK, well that should be easy enough to stock up on then. Our local grocery store still has a limit of one package per household (while supplies last - the shelves were empty when I stopped in the other day).

[mike]

It used to be easier than it is now....

Down here, it's easy to get 30 rolls at a time from Costco.

OK, well that should be easy enough to stock up on then. Our local grocery store still has a limit of one package per household (while supplies last - the shelves were empty when I stopped in the other day).

The only item we're still limiting in my store is yeast. We have a couple of 50-pound cases in stock and can't get more, so we're limiting customers to 1 - 8oz container.

[ken_sylvania]

Down here, it's easy to get 30 rolls at a time from Costco.

OK, well that should be easy enough to stock up on then. Our local grocery store still has a limit of one package per household (while supplies last - the shelves were empty when I stopped in the other day).

The only item we're still limiting in my store is yeast. We have a couple of 50-pound cases in stock and can't get more, so we're limiting customers to 1 - 8oz container.

Do you sell hand sanitizer?

[mike]

OK, well that should be easy enough to stock up on then. Our local grocery store still has a limit of one package per household (while supplies last - the shelves were empty when I stopped in the other day).

The only item we're still limiting in my store is yeast. We have a couple of 50-pound cases in stock and can't get more, so we're limiting customers to 1 - 8oz container.

Do you sell hand sanitizer?

No, we don't. We missed out on one of the great selling opportunities or our lifetime!